Structure 164325 · Polk County, FL

4th Wahneta St. E over Wahneta Drainage Canal

Carries 4th Wahneta St. E over Wahneta Drainage Canal, 0.5mi East Of Cr-655.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a channel-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic30counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyPolk
Location0.5mi East Of Cr-655
Carries4th Wahneta St. E
CrossesWahneta Drainage Canal
Coordinates27.95311, -81.71564

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area56.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number164325

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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